Tag: aviation
Carbon Rocket Tanks: Blackwave Closes Funding Round
Munich When Bastian Behrens and Raphael Setz founded the carbon high-performance component manufacturer Blackwave in 2016, they both had one goal. “We wanted to be able to send a part…
Airbus puts pressure on the hydrogen jet
Airbus concept jet The European aviation group wants to bring the first hydrogen aircraft onto the market by 2035. (Photo: Airbus) Frankfurt Airbus has launched a new partnership to allay…
Millions watch storm landings at London Heathrow
Approaching Heathrow Airport A shaky affair on Friday as storm Eunice raged across the UK. (Photo: Getty Images) London They still exist, the common campfires: During the storm “Eunice” –…
“If necessary, be at the airport 30 minutes earlier”
Construction site at Frankfurt Airport Terminal 3 is intended to make the largest German hub fit for future growth. For the time being, however, it will not be needed because…
Airbus share: Aircraft manufacturer surprises with record profit
Frankfurt Record numbers in the second year of the pandemic, a bulging order book – Airbus boss Guillaume Faury is satisfied. “2021 was really remarkable,” said the manager on Thursday…
Airbus share: Aircraft manufacturer surprises with record profit
toulouse The world’s largest aircraft manufacturer Airbus made the highest profit in its history in the second Corona year 2021. Thanks to an increased number of deliveries and savings, the…
Will Airbus build its own engines in the future? – MTU remains calm
But Reiner Winkler, CEO of MTU Aero Engines, remains calm. “I don’t think that’s dramatic now,” he said on Wednesday morning at the presentation of the first key data for…
Lufthansa stops job cuts – ticket demand increases
Pilot boards a Lufthansa jumbo Many flights are booked again for Easter and Pentecost. The airline group is therefore considering flying to Mallorca with a Boeing 747. (Photo: picture alliance/dpa)…
Lufthansa stops job cuts – ticket demand increases
Frankfurt. Berlin When Lufthansa presents its business figures for 2021 on March 3, there will be good news for the workforce: Europe’s largest airline group will end its downsizing and…
Relaxation in Ukraine – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
The only good thing about the Ukraine crisis is that you don’t have to think so much about Corona. Compared to the prospect of a war on our doorstep, the…
Lufthansa stops job cuts – ticket demand increases
Frankfurt. Berlin When Lufthansa presents its business figures for 2021 on March 3, there will be good news for the workforce: Europe’s largest airline group will end its downsizing and…
Virgin Galactic announces space ticket presale
Virgin Galactic’s space plane Pictured July 11, 2021, Virgin founder Richard Branson is onboard for landing after his space flight. (Photo: AP) Dusseldorf Wealthy tourists can buy their ticket to…
More and more airlines are avoiding Ukraine
KLM machines in Amsterdam The airline is already suspending connections to Ukraine. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt More and more airlines from Europe are reacting to the growing threat of war in…
Boss Johannes Bussmann leaves the group
Lufthansa Technik boss Johannes Bussmann After seven years at the helm of the Lufthansa maintenance subsidiary, the manager has decided to start again in the technology sector. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt…
Herbert Weirather delivers by drone right up to the balcony
Frankfurt Common delivery drones often drop their goods with a parachute over the garden – in any weather and often clearly visible to outsiders. “But strangers can also pick up…
Airbus competitor Boeing receives major order from Qatar Airways
Widebody jet A350 Qatar Airlines is demanding more than $600 million in damages from Airbus. (Photo: dpa) Washington Qatar Airways is in a clinch with Airbus – now the Arab…
Airline managers expect a booking boom in the summer
Frankfurt The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings plans to hire 750 additional employees in the cabin and in the cockpit over the next twelve months. This was announced by Eurowings CEO Jens…
This is how staff deal with aggressive passengers
Frankfurt It is attacks like these that alarm employee representatives: At the beginning of the year, a passenger hit a train attendant on a regional train from Frankfurt to Fulda…
CO2 comparisons of trains and planes are misleading
plane and train Who is the bigger climate polluter? There are many factors to consider when evaluating, not just CO2 emissions. (Photo: EB STOCK) Merchants know the difference between full…
Boeing again writes billions in losses because of Dreamliner
Boeing 787 The stop in production of the “Dreamliner” is one of the factors that again led to losses at Boeing. (Photo: dpa) new York The pandemic and production problems…